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Definition bear in British English

bear verb

[transitive] verb
/beə(r)/
1

if you cannot bear something, you cannot accept or do it because it makes you very unhappy

Example

Sue can't bear to be parted from her baby daughter.

Example

I can't bear seeing food thrown away.

Example

I could hardly bear to watch.

Example

She couldn't bear the thought of moving again.

Example

Being made a fool of in front of a roomful of people was more than he could bear.

Synonyms and related words
roll with the punches bear tolerate
1.1

if you cannot bear someone or something, you dislike them very much

Example

Most of her friends can't bear her husband.

Synonyms and related words
hate dislike bear
Example

She bore all her suffering with incredible patience.

Example

The pain was more than I could bear.

Synonyms and related words
roll with the punches bear tolerate
2

to seem to be a particular kind of thing or to have particular qualities

Example

The incident bore all the hallmarks of a racist attack.

Synonyms and related words
seem tend possess
2.1

to seem to be similar to something or related to it in some way

Example

His description bore no relation to reality.

Synonyms and related words
match correspond amount to
2.2

to have features or qualities that show that something happened in the past

Example

Many buildings in the town still bear the scars of the bombing.

Synonyms and related words
seem tend possess
3

if something bears writing or a design, that writing or design is on it

Example

Every new coin bears a date.

Example

a blue banner bearing the words 'Civil Rights March'

Example

The letter bore the signature of her grandfather.

Synonyms and related words
seem tend possess
3.1

to have a particular name or title

Example

The city still bears the French name of Aix-la-Chapelle.

Synonyms and related words
name call christen
4

to carry or take someone or something somewhere

Example

a coffin bearing the remains of an old man

Synonyms and related words
carry hold bring bring deliver take
4.1

to support the weight of something

Example

The floorboards could not bear the weight of the piano.

Synonyms and related words
catch prop up hold up
4.2

if something is borne along by wind, air, or water, it is moved along by it

Synonyms and related words
budge propel guide
4.3

to carry or hold something, for example a weapon

Example

a missile-bearing warship

Example

Do you support the citizen's right to bear arms?

Synonyms and related words
carry hold bring carry hold on hang on
5

to give birth to a child

Example

The ewes usually bear twin lambs.

Example

She bore him three sons.

Synonyms and related words
the afterbirth amniocentesis amniotic fluid
5.1

if a plant bears flowers or fruit, it produces them

Example

The new stems bear the flowers.

Synonyms and related words
bear bear fruit bloom
6

to have a particular feeling towards someone

Example

I hope you don't still bear a grudge against me.

Example

He had caused untold suffering, but they bore him no bitterness.

Synonyms and related words
feel experience give up to
Definition bear in British English

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